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Two Things
So, that Southwest flight that made an emergency landing in Yuma, Arizona at a military base after the plane developed a hole in its fuselage has me thinking ( Read more... ) -
LJ down? and Dragon Age 2 First Reactions.
Two drive by points before I go work on running all kinds of errands:
1. Is LJ down? downforeveryoneorjustme.com says so, so does lj's status page, but I'm curious if it's affecting everyone or just some clusters (albeit likely big ones) of users.
2. I finished Dragon Age 2 last night. (Given that I ended up being away from the game because I ( Read more... ) -
Mardi Gras!
To all those who celebrate, have a fabulous last day of Mardi Gras/Carnival before the privation begins ( Read more... ) -
Because I Needed Some Happy Today
Gakked from Morgan Dawn:
This is what democracy looks like.
There are a lot of things to love about this video. But I think what I love most is those little touches that remind me that it's not as far away as it seems. (Ian's Pizza Delivery guy FTW!) -
Reading while sleepy
I was very sad last night to hear that actress Jane Russell had died. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a fabulous classic film in many ways thanks to her.
In other news, one headline on MSNBC today is "March Roars in Like a Lion with Deadly Tornadoes."
Since I'm tired, when I glanced down, I switched tornadoes to tomatoes in my mind ( Read more... ) -
My Thoughts Are On New Zealand
The images of the earthquake from Christchurch are just overwhelming. It's looking like a long day of horrible news. -
Go Buckeyites
Man, I am really enjoying watching the footage of the protests in Wisconsin ( Read more... ) -
Students Sleeping In Class
Both last semester and this, I've had students who keep falling asleep in my classes.
This isn't new. Dozing off in class must have been a problem in school since the first time we sat young people down in a group to bore them to tears try to talk to them about something we wanted to teach them ( Read more... ) -
Five (and a couple of extra) Good Things
1. Professional baseball players are now in spring training. This means that I am getting new daily baseball news. This puts me in a much better mood ( Read more... )